New-York tribune., 1887-11-22

couIds; and that ~the police who were siain
brought their death upon themselves by their own
violence He Is indignant that THE TRIBUNE
should have said his was respectable name
SAYS this was "wretched snobbery'-but whyv-;
thinks, however, IL may have pointed tho truth
that In England. as we'll as America, the "rc-
spectable' Glasses were afraid TO deal with the
case and hopes II Is the last time he will DO called
respectable-"a word which henccforward must be
considered as o synonym for dastardly.' Ii IL Is
not respectable to state things as true. which you
do not know to be true and which are not true,
then perhaps Mr.. Morris ought to bc gratined. but
we are not disposed to take him too seriously at
any stage Of this business.
A few years ago tho Democratic ring OF Albany
cndeavored to steal Q Mayoralty. Tho ring failed.
Lately the samo ring has been endeavoring to
steal Senatorship-with equal succesA
MIR. Villas Is reported to have devoted two and
a half years to mastering tho de,sis" Of the Post
Office Department, but, strange to say, there arc
some details which have escaped his notice. How
about the dispatching Of mails TO Cuba, for in.
stance, by roundabout ways, when an American
line Of steamers runs directly TO Havanaf
ton that Most has become man OF peace His
response TO tho charge Of having made speech In
citing to o breach Of tho peace was not On afiir-
nation and rea6'rmation Of ell he had said. and
an expression of his willingness TO die on ono
scafold In defence Of his opinions, but letter to
the press denying that hs had made any such
statements, Just like politician who 6nds that he
has talked not wisely but too WELL and pro-
nouncing the story-a compliment o, no, "a
slander." A Islander" to be accredited with
sentiments which be and oil his kind declare arc
Just and hoIyl The other day he told reporter
he was In favor Of bringing about social change
by ~peaceable means" This is rank treason to
the theory Of Anarchy, which says that the only
means are violent means, and that peaceable means
are folly. Now he says ne will produce many
witnesses to provo that hs did not use the ex.
pressions attributed to him in the reports Of the
speech. II ho were o true Anarchist he would
have admitted using them, II he had not, and
would have rejoiced at . chance Of martyrdom
The genuine Anarchist must blush for this coward
ly leader.
Tho Women's Christian Temperance Union has,
apparently, found woman suffrage too great load
to carry. The Charleston News and Courier"
congratulates the union upon its wise action in
freeing State unions from responsibility for any
action Of the National Union outside Of its original
purposes. The Newsn says the woman suffrage
propaganda had nearly wrecked the State Union
Of South Carolina, which would probably have
from the National Union il that issue
had been forced.
The talk Of the Democratic newspapers about |
the Legislature declining to pass census bill
which met the views of Governor Hill is amusing. |
some one ought to tell them the story Of the |
eleven obstinate jurymen.
THE TRIBUNE lately gave the boom Of the New |
South generous boost by calling attention to
Charestons s. c. discovery that the Garden of
Eden had hourished where she now stands The
most beautiful one-it did much
to eflace the memory of the earthquake, and
Charleston does we'll in making the most of it.
OF course there are unpleasant sceptics here and
there who have disputed the citys claim and have
argued that the Garden of Eden is to be looked
for in another part of the world. The Charles
ton News and Courier eectually disposes of these
gentlemen. In fact, it may be said to dash
them in pieces like. This is the way it does it:
Another Sign that this IS Eden-Mr. J. s. Barton
killed snake In his yard at 1873 Comngst. yesterday
morning. and II to The News and Courlorn office
snake expert said yesterday that It was shsr king
snake, garter snake or a highland nIOccasin There
and where It was going Nobody Knows but there Is
great deal of comfort In the that hero and
able evidence that Bishop Keener right in his theory
that Charleston the original site Of the Garden Of
Eden, there has been found Q serpent In the new
Garden of Eden. The circle is complete.
There is no answering this reasoning on the part
of the accomplished snake editor of "Thc News
and Courier" lie knows that sort of reptile
when be sees it-possibly he keeps private COL
lection in his personal boots-and he distinctly
states there is no doubt that it was a snake
that was killed in Barton's yard, Barton of
Charleston. 1t only remains for Charleston to
exhibit the courage Of its convictions by changing
its name to Edenvile. We sincerely hope that
Charleston will not accuse us of wishing to unfurl
the bloody shirt in the Garden if we remind it
that Adam and Eve were turned out Of the Eden
for rebelling against the general government.
Department which made such bungling Job
of arming the Atlanta ought to be more reserved
in its criticism of designs and models prepared
by one Of the most competent boards of Naval
experts ever employed in the service.
The law has beaten both the boycott and the
bomb.
Those members Of MIR. Cleveand's Cabinet who
feel that they answer to the description of self
respecting should make haste to draw the same
issue between themselves and Garland that MIR.
Lamar drew between himself and Sparks
Manifest destiny seems to point to Fifth-ave. as
the home Of trade instead of the home of luxury |
1he inroads which shops are making upon this
once exclusive thorOughfare are certain and they
are not slow. Those unfamiliar with the changes
going on were enlightened by an article printed
Sunday; and .;o.s re.;. ;hn have not visited New
York for few years will be surprised at the
transformation. Signs indicating almost every
branch Of trade are to be seen along large part
of the avenue. What the end will be can scarcely
be put down as doubtful; but many old dwellers
in Fifth-ave. will long resist the apparently in